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Trump 'Happy' To Work With Democrats On Health Care, If Shutdown Ends

With the government out of money since Wednesday, Senate Democrats blocked a House-passed temporary funding bill for a fifth time on Monday evening.

Washington: President Donald Trump said Monday he would be "happy" to negotiate a deal on health programs with Democrats, but demanded the federal government first be re-opened, as a crippling shutdown entered its second week.

Democrats are refusing to provide the handful of votes the ruling Republicans need to reopen federal departments, unless an agreement is reached on extending expiring "Obamacare" health care subsidies and reversing cuts to health programs passed as part of Trump's signature "One Big Beautiful Bill." With the gov

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